Saturday, February 12, 2011

Valentine Fortune Flower

To make this little pretty I gathered supplies from around my house: an old vanilla extract bottle, vintage buttons, crochet thread, vintage lace, card stock and brown ink. I removed the label from the bottle and cleaned it out with warm soapy water. I printed out the phrases on off white card stock, cut them out and inked the edges to give them an aged look. Then, I threaded a chenille stem through the shank of my button and twisted it to form a stem. I glued a smaller button to the center of the larger one and then glued the petals to the back of the large button with a glue gun. I decorated the bottle with crochet thread, vintage lace and ricrac. I slipped the flower into the "vase" and voila. A new valentine decoration with an old feel. Hope you are having a LOVEly weekend. ~Molly

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Im a part time preschool teacher and part time stay at home mom who loves to create! I sew a little, paint a little, scrapbook, and decorate. I will embellish anything that stands still. I love anything vintage and anything from anthropolgie. I find inspiration everywhere I go, but my biggest inspiration is my daughter Lilly.